Music Software Deals | 21st March 2025

📰 In This Weeks Newsletter

Welcome to this weeks newsletter! This week is jam packed, and in all honesty, its going to to be tough to squeeze it all in 😅 Lets crack on!

Firstly, MSD is happy to announce that Sweetwater are now a featured store on the website, meaning, you can check price histories & set price alerts! Check out their latest software deals here.

Zero-G & Stefano Maccarelli have released Ethera Gold: Odyssey and an update to their flagship library Ethera Gold: Atlantis, now in version 3.5. Odyssey features a brand new vocalist Sara Mueller, 27 Kontakt instruments, over 7gb of samples, polyphonic syllables, animated syllables and deep sampling true legato. Save 15% with introductory offer!  

Atlantis 3.5 update includes, a reimagined and redesigned inspiring user interface, new hybrid vocals engine design, new set of hybrid vocal presets, plus much more. Owners of Atlantis 3 get it FREE, Atlantis 1&2 owners get it for $50 with code EGA12UP. New customers can get in it on introductory offer - $104.95. Check out Atlantis 3.5 here! 

Lastly, just a small one… Xfer records released Serum 2! 😲 Huge update featuring new oscillator types (five in total), new GUI, new enhanced FX, new signal splitters plus much more. Serum owners can get it for FREE! New customers can get 24% off here!   4

🔥 This Week’s Best Audio Plugin Deals

These are our favourite hand selected deals of the week

• Lurssen Mastering Suite MAX by IK Multimedia - 70% off ($149 at Plugin Boutique)

• Atmosia 2.5 by Channel Robot - 80% off ($14.99 at AudioPluginDeals)

• TOKYO NIGHTS - Lofi & Anime Vocals Bundle by Future Sample - 97% off ($20 at VSTBuzz)

• UAD Studio Classics Bundle by Universal Audio - 96% off ($59 at Plugin Boutique)

• Scoring Essentials Bundle by EastWest Sounds - 78% off ($129 at AudioPluginDeals)

• Spring Studio Essentials by Ferpect Instruments - 85% off ($28.20 at VSTBuzz)

• Manley Variable Mu Limiter Compressor  by Universal Audio - 87% off ($39 at Sweetwater)

• UAD Ultimate 13 by Universal Audio - 80% off ($799 at Sweetwater)

• Micro Signal by Sampletraxx - 60% off ($15.60 at Pulse Audio)

• SSL DeEss by Solid State Logic - 79% off ($24.98 at Plugin Boutique)

• Radically Evolving by Sampletraxx - 60% off ($19.60 at Pulse Audio)

🤑Best Deals Under $10

Cash strapped? These are the best deals for under 10 bucks!

• Electro House for Babylon 2 by W.A. Production - 50% off ($9.90 at Plugin Boutique)

• Ambiloop Vol. 1 & Vol.2 by Rigid Audio - 50% off (Vol. 1 $4.99 at Pulse Audio) (Vol. 2 $4.99 at Pulse Audio)

• Chillstep Dreams by Cloudy Samples - 70% off ($2.32 at Loot Audio)

• American Punk Rock Guitars by Image Sounds - 77% off ($9 at VSTBuzz)

• Spaceology Unearthed by unEarthed Sampling - 63% off ($4.36 at Bestservice)

• Visions – Lofi Beat Loops by Future Samples - 60% off ($8 at Loot Audio)

💸Best Freebies

Our current favourite free plugins, sample libraries and sample packs:

• Acid Synth by The Crow Hill Company (available at The Crow Hill Company)

• Berlin Free Orchestra by Sound Magic (Requires Free Sine player) (available at Orchestral Tools)

🎹 New Releases

This is our selection of the best new audio plugin releases this week

• Cherry Audio releases the KR-55C Drum Machine, a supercharged, best-of-both-worlds software emulation that combines features from two lesser-known drum machines of the post-punk era: Korg’s “Rhythm 55” KR-55A and KR-55B - [$49 at ADSR Sounds]

• W.A. Production releases Detroubler. This EQ uses techniques such as Fletcher-Munson curves and the Bark Scale to decipher the very essence of auditory discomfort - 70% off [$12 at WA Production]

• Vienna Symphonic Library has released Synchron Special Woodwinds. This unique Collection brings together a rare lineup of instruments, from the low registers of the contrabass flute and contrabass clarinet to the bittersweet beauty of the oboe d'amore and the brilliant expressiveness of the small clarinet in Eb - 18% off [$345 at PluginFox]

• Analog Drift is a new delay from Phantom Sounds Plugins, combining the pristine clarity of advanced digital algorithms with the character-rich controls inspired by the vintage analog world - 63% off [$29 at ADSR Sounds]

• Tone Empire releases E-LUX. A premium optical compressor meticulously designed to infuse your vocals and instruments with the ”expensive” sound of high-end tube equipment - 71% off [$29 at Plugin Boutique]

• Dawesome HATE by Tracktion is an innovative distortion module. Stack up to six effects, just like a pedalboard, and turn the knobs until reality bends. With 29 modules to mix and match—ranging from studio essentials to absolute sonic troublemakers - 41% off [$35.40 at Plugin Fox]

• Pedal Steel Guitar – Americana & Country by Image Sounds features the rich, expressive tones of a 1982 Emmons Pedal Steel, this collection captures the authentic vintage sound with a 40-year-old single-coil pickup - 30% off [$27.30 at Loot Audio]

• Sonuscore releases The Pulse. Powered by an innovative Drum Rack and rhythmic engine, The Pulse takes simple chords and turns them into complex, evolving patterns. Every beat, bassline, and melody can be fine-tuned to craft a unique sound - 23% off [$229 at Bestservice]

🕵️‍♂️Most Popular Searched Products

This week, the most popularly searched products on MSD were as follows

1. Vocal Synth 2 by iZotope [Details]

2. Diva by u-he [Details]

3. Pro-Q 4 by Fabfilter [Details]

4. RC-20 Retro Color by XLN Audio [Details]

5. Xpand! 2 by Air Music Tech [Details]

6. H3000 Factory Mk II by Eventide [Details]

7. Soothe 2 by Oeksound [Details]

8. Flavor Pro by Air Music Tech [Details]

9. Blackhole by Eventide [Details]

10. Neutron 5 by iZotope [Details]

That’s this week’s best music software deals around the web. Here’s a silly meme to brighten up your day. Until next week!

Josh